A Flood Upon a Midnight Clear
A Flood Upon a Midnight Clear At the edge of the Arctic Circle, there is a custom around this time that may be well worth sharing in the …
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Meet the Minds Behind the Great Books
Meet the Minds Behind the Great Books Ever wanted to get to know the great books of the western world? Our purpose at CLT is to encourage everyone …
Classical Education as Play
Classical Education as Play By Travis Copeland Though it may be counterintuitive, discipline lies at the root of pleasure. We all wish to know and be informed of …
Tolkien and the Classics
Tolkien and the Classics By Travis Copeland Tolkien’s thoughtful criticism of the Western canon starkly contrasts with the fashionable attacks on it in our own day. In a …
Disruption, or Development?
Disruption, or Development? There are few questions as contentious in education as what the curriculum should be and why. As Charlotte Mason pointed out over a century ago, …
Top Ten With West
Top Ten With West We recently had the pleasure of hosting Ivy League scholar Dr. Cornel West on our weekly podcast, Anchored. An immensely literate man, it was hard …
The Great Conversation: Custom & Convention
The Great Conversation: Custom & Convention By Matt McKeown Habit is second nature. But what is habit? One of the oldest conversations in philosophy is about the contrast—to …
Douglass: “The Silver Trump of Freedom”
Douglass: “The Silver Trump of Freedom” By Winston Brady Slavery is an ineradicable part of our history—and so is the determination to be free. Frederick Douglass was born …
7 Books from MLK’s Library
King ignited the minds of thousands, because he himself was shaped by the authors and works he wrestled with in his education. Here is a list of 7 books that profoundly influenced King.
Augustine: Sanctity and Rhetoric
Augustine: Sanctity and Rhetoric By Natasha Wilson Augustine’s rhetoric indicates a fundamental clarity of thought which we would be wise to imitate for ourselves. St. Augustine of Hippo …